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bias

/ˈbaɪəs/

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noun

Sesgo, prejuicio, predisposición

Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

Examples :

"The teacher's bias toward quiet students sometimes made the lively children feel overlooked. "

El sesgo del profesor hacia los estudiantes tranquilos a veces hacía que los niños enérgicos se sintieran ignorados.

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noun

Sesgo

The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.

Examples :

"The bias of the fabric made a nice, slightly angled scarf. "

El sesgo de la tela hizo una bufanda bonita, ligeramente angulada.

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noun

Bies, corte en sesgo

A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully removed a bias from the dress to make it fit better. "

La costurera quitó cuidadosamente un bies del vestido para que quedara mejor.

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noun

Polarización

A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

Examples :

"The technician applied a bias voltage to the amplifier to ensure it would operate correctly. "

El técnico aplicó un voltaje de polarización al amplificador para asegurar que funcionara correctamente.

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noun

Sesgo, prejuicio

The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.

Examples :

"The survey's bias toward younger people skewed the results, making it inaccurate for the entire community. "

El sesgo de la encuesta hacia los jóvenes sesgó los resultados, haciéndolos inexactos para toda la comunidad.

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noun

Sesgo

In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.

Examples :

"The bowler added a bias to the bowl, causing it to curve towards the jack. "

El jugador de bolos añadió un sesgo a la bola, haciendo que se curvara hacia el boliche.

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noun

Miembro favorito

A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.

Examples :

"My sister's bias in the K-pop group Blackpink is Rosé. "

El miembro favorito de mi hermana en el grupo de K-pop Blackpink es Rosé.

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verb

Sesgar, influir

To place bias upon; to influence.

Examples :

"Our prejudices bias our views."

Nuestros prejuicios sesgan nuestras opiniones.

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adjective

Sesgado, parcial

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Examples :

"The table was bias, tilting noticeably to the left. "

La mesa estaba sesgada, inclinándose notablemente hacia la izquierda.

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adjective

Cortado en diagonal

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

Examples :

"The seamstress cut the fabric bias to create a flowing, draped skirt. "

La costurera cortó la tela en diagonal para crear una falda fluida y drapeada.

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adverb

Sesgadamente, diagonalmente

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

Examples :

"to cut cloth bias"

Cortar la tela sesgadamente

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